In my specific case I already have a high quality streamer (Antipodes CX/EX) which outputs signal via USB. Thus I don't see the need for the Sonnet Hermes.
The following is direct from the Sonnet website:
List with compatible devices when a custom cable is used:
Aqua LaScala MK2 Optologic DAC
Jay’s Audio CDT3
Denafrips Terminator
Denafrips Avatar
Denafrips Hermes Digital to Digital Converter
A further read on the Sonnet website deals with "Pin configuration" on the i2s cable. Perhaps I am misunderstanding the info on Sonnet webpage but it seems like one needs a custom configured i2s cable when taking the output of a 3rd party (ie. NON-Sonnet) product like the Denafrips Hermes.
The author of the Stereophile review also states that he needed a "custom i2s cable" to connect a 3rd party DDC to the Morpheus i2s input. I quote him here:
I reached out to Rob Fritz of Audio Art Cable, the Sonnet retailer who'd sent me the review samples. One of his customers uses a Denafrips Iris with his Morpheus and connects them with a cable from Phasure Audio, another Dutch company, which provides cables with customizable pinouts.
I'd certainly prefer that an off the shelf i2s cable taking the digital output of say a Denafrips Hermes can work with the Morpheus, but I'd rather know the facts before I purchase.